Fishing Lure Assembly

ABSTRACT

A fishing lure assembly includes a leader that has a first end and a second end. The first end forms a closed loop attachable to a fishing line. The leader extends through a first bead and a second bead such that the first and second beads are slidably positioned on the leader between the first and second ends. A wire has an upper end and a lower end. The wire is attached to and extends away from the leader. The upper and lower ends each are formed into closed hoops. The wire has a first twisted area adjacent to the upper end and a second twisted area adjacent to the second end. A hook is attached to the lower end and comprises a treble hook.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention (2) Descriptionof Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and1.98

The disclosure and prior art relates to fishing lure devices and moreparticularly pertains to a new fishing lure device for attracting andcatching fish.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a leader that has a first end and a second end. Thefirst end forms a closed loop configured to be attached to a fishingline. The leader extends through a first bead and a second bead suchthat the first and second beads are slidably positioned on the leaderbetween the first and second ends. A wire has an upper end and a lowerend. The wire is attached to and extends away from the leader. The upperand lower ends each are formed into closed hoops. The wire has a firsttwisted area adjacent to the upper end and a second twisted areaadjacent to the second end. A hook is attached to the lower end andcomprises a treble hook.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front view of a fishing lure assembly according to anembodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through3 thereof, a new fishing lure device embodying the principles andconcepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated bythe reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 3, the fishing lure assembly 10generally comprises a leader 12 having a first end 14 and a second end16. The first end 14 forms a closed loop configured to be attached to afishing line. The leader 12 may be conventional and comprise #8monofilament having a closed loop being a 0.5 inch loop and the leaderbeing about 5.0 inches long.

A first bead 18 and a second bead 20 are each placed on the leader 12such that the leader 12 extends through the first 18 and second 20beads. The first 18 and second 20 beads are thereby slidably positionedon the leader 12 between the first 14 and second 16 ends. Each of thefirst 18 and second 20 beads is translucent and has a size of about 0.25inches in diameter. Though the first 18 and second 20 beads may overallhave a spherical shape, each of the beads 18, 20 is actually apolyhedron having at least eight sides, may be defined as “diamondshaped,” and which typically will have no more than twenty sides. Thefirst bead 18 may be clear while the second bead 20 may be colored a redcolor.

A weight 22 is also attached to the leader 12. The leader 12 extendsthrough the weight 22 so that the weight 22 is slidable on the leader12. More particularly, the weight 22 may comprise what is referred to asa 1/16 slip sinker or also known as a bullet sinker. The weight 12 ispositioned between the second end 16 and the first 18 and second 20beads.

A first swivel 24 is attached to the second end 16 of the leader 12. Thefirst swivel 24 may comprise #12 barrel swivel having ends which areeach permanently closed loops. A tether 26 is attached to the firstswivel 24 such that the first swivel 24 is positioned between the tether26 and the leader 12. The tether 26 may comprise another #8 monofilamenthaving a length of about 5.0 inches.

A second swivel 28 is attached to the tether 26 such that the tether 26is positioned between the first 24 and second 28 swivels. The secondswivel 28 may comprise a #12 snap swivel conventionally having onepermanently closed end and a second end forming an openable clasp 30 forengaging other loops.

A wire 32 is provided having an upper end 34 and a lower end 36. Theupper end 34 is attached to the second swivel 28 distal to the tether26. The upper 34 and lower 36 ends each are formed into closed hoopswherein the upper end 34 may be oval shaped and the lower end 36 may beround shaped. The wire 34 has a first twisted area 38 adjacent to theupper end 34 and a second twisted area 40 adjacent to the lower end 36.The twisted ends form loops around a central, straight portion of thewire 32. The wire 32 has an overall length between 1.0 inches and 0.5inches and may more particularly be equal to about 0.75 inches.

A hook 42 is attached to the lower end 36. The hook 36 may be anyconventional hook 42, however it is preferred that the hook comprise atreble hook. The hook and wire may be formed as a unitary structure asshown in FIG. 2 such that the hook is not removable from the wire 32.The hook may comprise a size #12 treble hook. A skirt 44 may bepositioned on the hook 42 as can be seen in FIG. 3.

In use, the assembly 10, is attached to fishing line in a conventionalmanner and may be fished by casting or trolling. The unique combinationof the twisted wire 32 and treble hook 42 effectively attracts andcatches many variations of fish and in particular freshwater fish.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

I claim:
 1. A fishing lure assembly comprising: a leader having a firstend and a second end, said first end forming a closed loop configured tobe attached to a fishing line; a first bead and a second bead, saidleader extending through said first and second beads such that saidfirst and second beads are slidably positioned on said leader betweensaid first and second ends; a wire having an upper end and a lower end,said wire being attached to and extending away from said leader, saidupper and lower ends each being formed into closed hoops, said wirehaving a first twisted area adjacent to said upper end and a secondtwisted area adjacent to said lower end; and a hook being attached tosaid lower end, said hook comprising a treble hook.
 2. The fishing lureassembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said beads istranslucent.
 3. The fishing lure assembly according to claim 2, whereineach of said beads is a polyhedron having at least eight sides.
 4. Thefishing lure assembly according to claim 3, wherein said first bead isclear, said second bead is colored a red color.
 5. The fishing lureassembly according to claim 1, further including a weight being attachedto said leader, said leader extending through said weight, said weightbeing positioned between said second end and said first and secondbeads.
 6. The fishing lure assembly according to claim 1, furtherincluding: a first swivel being attached to said second end of saidleader; a tether being attached to said first swivel such that saidfirst swivel is positioned between said tether and said leader; a secondswivel being attached to said tether such that said tether is positionedbetween said first and second swivels; and wherein said wire is attacheddirectly to said second swivel such that said second swivel ispositioned between said wire and said tether.
 7. A fishing lure assemblycomprising: a leader having a first end and a second end, said first endforming a closed loop configured to be attached to a fishing line; afirst bead and a second bead, said leader extending through said firstand second beads such that said first and second beads are slidablypositioned on said leader between said first and second ends, each ofsaid beads being translucent, each of said beads being a polyhedronhaving at least eight sides, said first bead being clear, said secondbead being colored a red color; a weight being attached to said leader,said leader extending through said weight, said weight being positionedbetween said second end and said first and second beads; a first swivelbeing attached to said second end of said leader; a tether beingattached to said first swivel such that said first swivel is positionedbetween said tether and said leader; a second swivel being attached tosaid tether such that said tether is positioned between said first andsecond swivels; a wire having an upper end and a lower end, said upperend being attached to said second swivel distal to said tether, saidupper and lower ends each being formed into closed hoops, said wirehaving a first twisted area adjacent to said upper end and a secondtwisted area adjacent to said lower end, said wire having a lengthbetween 1.0 inches and 0.5 inches; and a hook being attached to saidlower end, said hook comprising a treble hook.